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Last Updated: January 2026

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Rank Name Institution h5-index h-index Articles Articles Accessed
1 Schwartz, Joanna C. University of California, Los Angeles 15 8 1,054 342 1,098
2 Tyler, Tom Richard Yale University 12 16 453 1,080 2,340
3 Leo, Richard A. University of San Francisco 10 16 267 1,454 1,977
4 Ferguson, Andrew Guthrie George Washington University 13 10 464 369 1,196
5 Simonson, Jocelyn Brooklyn Law School 7 5 622 140 590
6 McLeod, Allegra Georgetown University 5 4 508 129 1,125
7 Rushin, Stephen Michael Loyola University Chicago 11 9 426 238 1,341
8 Fagan, Jeffrey Columbia University School of Law 11 10 334 457 1,297
9 Meares, Tracey Louise Yale University 11 14 297 1,006 897
10 Garrett, Brandon L. Duke University 9 8 331 827 827
11 Slobogin, Christopher Vanderbilt University 10 13 316 1,065 499
12 Harmon, Rachel University of Virginia 8 7 354 433 748
13 Kahan, Dan Michael Yale University 7 10 203 1,402 523
14 Friedman, Barry New York University 9 2 322 105 1,078
15 Kerr, Orin S. Stanford University 11 10 317 717 446
16 Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams Columbia University School of Law 3 4 158 248 1,636
17 Harris, David A. University of Pittsburgh 7 15 196 1,020 645
18 Carbado, Devon W. New York University 8 7 340 230 703
19 Butler, Paul Georgetown University 6 5 378 222 509
20 Joh, Elizabeth E. University of California, Davis 9 8 239 304 1,006
21 Richardson, L. Song University of California, Irvine 11 9 318 388 538
22 Bell, Monica Clarice Yale University 5 3 412 66 391
23 Amsterdam, Anthony G. New York University 2 2 108 1,815 103
24 Corbin, Caroline Mala University of Miami 1 1 26 17 2,092
25 Capers, I. Bennett Fordham University 7 5 274 157 694
26 Nance, Jason P. Southern Methodist University 8 7 174 148 1,168
27 Akbar, Amna University of Minnesota 4 2 337 63 441
28 Drizin, Steven A. Northwestern University 4 7 127 523 978
29 Stoughton, Seth Wayne University of South Carolina 8 6 271 138 622
30 Schlanger, Margo University of Michigan 6 7 274 523 237
31 Roberts, Dorothy E. University of Pennsylvania 5 5 250 434 433
32 Simon, Jonathan S. University of California, Berkeley 4 6 85 297 998
33 Mayson, Sandra G. University of Pennsylvania 2 1 265 7 417
34 Johnson, Kevin R. University of California, Davis 7 12 152 687 281
35 Rappaport, John University of Chicago 5 3 268 70 257
36 Bellin, Jeffrey Vanderbilt University 6 3 230 107 387
37 Maclin, Tracey University of Florida 6 10 142 679 205
38 Dolovich, Sharon University of California, Los Angeles 6 6 193 351 275
39 Cooper, Frank Rudy University of Nevada, Las Vegas 7 9 143 369 489
40 Levin, Benjamin Washington University 6 4 190 48 568
41 Obasogie, Osagie K. University of California, Berkeley 9 4 183 52 567
42 Woods, Jordan Blair University of Arizona 6 4 194 61 477
43 Richards, Neil Michael Washington University 2 1 108 211 746
44 Starr, Sonja B. University of Chicago 4 4 189 142 410
45 Harcourt, Bernard Columbia University School of Law 6 8 105 337 572
46 Tonry, Michael H. University of Minnesota 3 6 44 134 1,053
47 Cassell, Paul G. University of Utah 6 9 100 810 136
48 Levine, Kate Yeshiva University 6 4 210 103 290
49 Garcia Hernandez, Cesar Cuauhtemoc Ohio State University 5 5 132 161 569
50 Baughman, Shima Baradaran Brigham Young University Law School 6 5 154 137 485
51 Chin, Gabriel J. University of California, Davis 5 7 124 437 337
52 Rudovsky, David University of Pennsylvania 5 7 103 466 405
53 Volpp, Letitia P. University of California, Berkeley 2 2 43 326 795
54 Logan, Wayne A. Florida State University 7 9 132 299 380
55 Feeley, Malcolm University of California, Berkeley 2 2 61 197 817
56 Simmons, Ric Ohio State University 6 7 143 206 398
57 Tribe, Laurence Henry Harvard University 2 2 57 998 35
58 Bibas, Stephanos University of Pennsylvania 6 7 136 354 254
59 Fan, Mary D. University of Washington 7 8 119 220 456
60 Ohm, Paul Georgetown University 4 4 201 73 202
61 Nielson, Aaron University of Texas at Austin 5 3 211 49 159
62 Huq, Aziz Z. University of Chicago 5 8 114 227 404
63 Barkow, Rachel E. New York University 6 5 137 204 314
64 Jain, Eisha University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 4 1 171 93 236
65 Livingston, Debra Columbia University School of Law 4 6 78 585 201
66 Murphy, Erin E. New York University 6 7 117 317 242
67 Ponomarenko, Maria University of Texas at Austin 3 2 170 86 207
68 Price, Zachary S. University of California, San Francisco 5 4 149 168 221
69 Eagly, Ingrid V. University of California, Los Angeles 7 6 135 213 228
70 Gray, David C. University of Maryland 6 6 126 244 241
71 Steiker, Carol Susan Harvard University 5 10 65 250 511
72 Lee, Cynthia George Washington University 7 6 154 92 230
73 Rodriguez, Cristina Maria Yale University 2 1 107 281 271
74 Schulhofer, Stephen J. New York University 5 11 60 635 146
75 Selbst, Andrew D. University of California, Los Angeles 4 3 140 66 304
76 Braman, Donald George Washington University 3 3 77 405 274
77 Feld, Barry C. University of Minnesota 4 10 58 347 408
78 Gross, Samuel R. University of Michigan 4 5 66 523 196
79 Sunstein, Cass Harvard University 3 3 100 412 142
80 Walker, Christopher J. University of Michigan 4 2 174 25 150
81 Ristroph, Alice Brooklyn Law School 5 2 159 44 193
82 Reinert, Alexander A. Yeshiva University 6 5 144 68 230
83 Binder, Guyora University at Buffalo 5 3 99 26 458
84 Solove, Daniel J. George Washington University 3 4 85 477 94
85 Citron, Danielle Keats University of Virginia 6 4 106 238 215
86 Su, Rick University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 4 4 132 42 270
87 Steiker, Jordan M. University of Texas at Austin 6 9 68 326 288
88 Moran, Rachel University of St. Thomas 6 3 121 23 311
89 Davis, Angela American University 5 6 96 226 209
90 Goodmark, Leigh S. University of Maryland 4 5 87 232 246
91 Mayeux, Sara Vanderbilt University 1 1 31 4 731
92 Posner, Richard A. University of Chicago 3 6 45 604 73
93 Chavis, Kami William & Mary Law School 7 8 67 188 347
94 Miller, Eric J. Loyola Marymount University 5 6 76 97 387
95 Robinson, Paul H. University of Pennsylvania 4 6 74 255 244
96 Kalhan, Anil Drexel University 3 4 85 162 255
97 Berry, William W. III University of Mississippi 7 6 113 141 129
98 Thompson, Anthony C. New York University 3 5 73 341 131
99 Chazaro, Angelica University of Washington 2 1 81 41 378
100 Medwed, Daniel S. Northeastern University 3 5 66 334 160